THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRES

OCT 2015(REV)

IAPTC BRIEFING

THE ASSOCIATION

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

HOSTING AN ANNUAL

CONFERENCE

OTHER IAPTC INFORMATION

THE ASSOCIATION

(History and Structure)

THE FIRST IAPTC - 1995

IAPTC TODAY

IAPTC OBJECTIVESINFORM ON PEACE

OPS POLICY MATTERS

PROMULGATE UNDERSTANDING OF UN

(AND OTHER) TRG STANDARDS, AND

ENCOURAGE ADOPTION

IDENTIFY EMERGING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FLOWING FROM

RELEVANT POLICY MATTERS

PROMOTE EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE AMONG TRAINING INSTITUTIONS REGARDING TRAINING

METHODOLOGIES

PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INSITITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CULTURES (CIVILIAN, MILITARY AND POLICE)

CREATE CONDITIONS TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE NETWORKING AND COOPERATION

NETWORKING AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS & BEST PRACTISES; UNDERSTANDING OTHER PROFESSIONAL CULTURES;

AND PROMOTING COOPERATION AND OTHER JOINT POSSIBILITIES

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

PPC CANADA

INDICATES CO-HOSTING (Civ and/or Mil, &/or

Police)

1995 1996 1997 20011998 1999 2000

2002 2003 200820052004 20072006

2009 20142010 2011 2012 2013

GHANA

ITALY NORWAYSOUTH AFRICA JAPAN

ARGENTINA GERMANY INDIA SWEDENCHILE

USA

NIGERIA

AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH

MALTA

FINLAND [BANGLADESH] INDONESIA

2

ANNUAL CONFERENCES WERE HELD MID-YEAR

CONCEPT OF SEMINAR THEMES BEGAN IN 2002

CONCEPT OF SEMINAR THEMES CONTINUES

Ideas Bazaar begins

Thematicgroups begin

Thematic Lunch TablesStrengthen

IAPTCFirst executive cttee

planning sessionPlanning session held

at conference site

PPC CANADA

2015 2016

BRAZIL BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

2017

EGYPT

IAPTC PLUS

IAPTC PARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIPPARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE AN INTEREST IN PEACEKEEPING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING (No advocacy individuals or groups)

NO FORMAL MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERS ARE THOSE ATTENDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND REMAIN MEMBERS UP UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MAILING LIST IS MEMBERS/PARTICIPANTS FOR PAST 2 YEARS CONFERENCES

PARTICIPANTS (individuals and organisations) FROM ALL ANNUAL CONFERENCES ARE INCLUDED ON IAPTC WEB, UNLESS PARTICIPANTS WISH OTHERWISE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENCY (Annual Rotation) • Current• Past• Host• Host Designate

FUNCTIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS (Annual Rotation)• Civilian• Military• Police• Pedagogical

OTHER (Non-rotational)• UN Representative• Special Committee Chair(s)• Special Advisor(s) • Secretariat

AFRICA

ASIA/PACIFIC

AMERICAS

EUROPE

Commitment is on behalf of an organisation and NOT an individual

Secretariat - also a commitment by an organisation;

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(Elements and the Program)

ANNUAL CONFERENCE - COMPONENTSSEMINAR OPENING &

CLOSING ACTIVITIES

THEMATIC GROUP

DISCUSSIONS

FUNCTIONAL GROUP

DISCUSSIONS

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL

GROUP DISCUSSIONSREGIONAL

GROUP DISCUSSIONS

SPECIAL TRAINING

TOPICS

IDEAS BAZAAR

SOCIAL PROGRAM (NETWORKING)

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FOLLOWING YEAR HOST

BRIEF

UN UPDATE (& BILATERALS)

REGIONAL & OTHER

TRAINING UPDATES

HOST REGION UPDATE

IAPTCPLUS

( 2015)

DISCUSSION GROUPS

FUNCTIONAL- Pure Civilian, military, police & pedagogical : Seeks functional views on issues (and/or discuss matters of mutual interest)

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL – Mixed Civilian/Military/Police : Promote better understanding of others’ perspectives on issues

THEMATICS – Topics proposed ( & led) by members :Allows discussion of specialised issues of interest to only some participants

REGIONAL – Informal regional meetings:Preparing briefings on items of general interest to all regarding each region

SPECIAL TRAINING ITEMS & THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS?

PLENARY ROOM

2 OR 3 SPECIAL TRAINING ITEMS, IN SEQUENCE

ROOM 2 TOPIC 2

ROOM 1 TOPIC 1

ROOM 4TOPIC 4

ROOM 3TOPIC 3 ROOM 6

TOPIC 6

ROOM 5TOPIC 5

ALL MEMBERS

MEMBERS SELECT TOPIC - MEET IN SEPARATE ROOMS

SPECIAL TRAINING ITEMS

THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS

ROTATIONBETWEEN REGIONS (since 2000)

AFRICA

ASIA/PACIFIC

AMERICAS

EUROPE

SOUTH AFRICA - 2000GHANA - 2004NIGERIA - 2008(NONE) – 2013EGYPT - 2017

ARGENTINA - 2002CHILE -2006

UNITED STATES – 2011BRAZIL - 2015

[Canada twice)

GERMANY - 2003SWEDEN - 2007FINLAND – 2012

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - 2016

[Italy, Malta, & Norway]

JAPAN - 2001INDIA - 2005

AUSTRALIA - 2009BANGLADESH- 2010 &

2013INDONESIA 2014

SAMPLE PROGRAM

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4

Ideas Bazaar

(Scheduled at any time in program)?

ARRIVALS

Opening- Activities

Seminar Keynote(s)

UN updateRegional Briefs

Seminar

Seminar

Special Training

Items

Thematic Discussions

Seminar

Group Activities

Brief next year conference

Annual General Meeting

Closing- Activities

(Possible Social)

(Possible Social)

(Possible Free Time)

(Possible Social)

LUNCHES – functional, regional ?

CONFERENCE (SEMINAR) THEME - GUIDELINES

OF INTEREST TO ALL GROUPS (Civilians, Military, Police)

RELEVANT FOR ALL REGIONS

OF INTEREST TO ALL LEVELS(International, national,

missions/operations)

RELEVANT FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAINING

ORGANISATIONS (and Government Agencies

and Academia)

SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO KEY EDUCATION AND

TRAINING CHALLENGES OF THE DAY

BROAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY WITH SUB-

THEMES

FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING(Based on proposals by members, decided and elaborated on by

Executive Committee)

PAST SEMINAR THEMES

20022003 2004

20052006

2009

20082007

20102011

2015

Civil-Military Coordination

Training: Bridging the Gap

Enhancing the effectiveness of peace operations through education & training

Training for Peace: Cooperation and Coordination

The Integrated Mission Approach:

Implications for education and training Framing Training:

Doctrine and Guidelines

for peace operationsThe Changing Nature

of Peace Operations: Implications for

education & training

Training together: Strengthening

peace operations capacity through

multi-disciplinary partnerships

Training for missions

with complex

mandates

Evolving Peace Operations: Challenges, Requirements &

Possibilities for Education & Training

Enhancing the Effectiveness of Training through Partnerships,

Integration and Evaluation

Training for peace operations:

Are we meeting the need?

Effective Peacekeeping &

Peacebuilding: Challenges

for the Training Community

2012

2013

2014

Coping with Change: Leveraging Regional Education

and Training Capabilties for effective Multidimensional

Peace OperationsTowards a Global

Peacekeeping Training Architecture?

IDEAS BAZAAR

INFORMATION ON ORGANISATIONS - PROGRAMS, COURSES, RESEARCHAND

NEW TECHNOLOGY, PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS, ADVANCES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

IAPTC PLUS

UP TO ½ DAY NON-PROGRAMMED

PURPOSE IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PRESENCE OF SO MANY TRAINING

EXPERTS

VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION

MEMBER (GROUPS) PURSUE SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREA, &

DECIDE FORMAT AND DURATION

MANAGED BY PARTICIPANTS & HOST,

& SUPPORTED BY SECRETARIAT

TRIAL IN 2015 AND 2016

EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTE TO PLENARY AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS

& TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NETWORKING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Consider proposing

and leading a thematic discussion

Organise a stand at

the Ideas Bazaar

Volunteer to chair a

Functional Group for

the following

year

Propose ideas for

improving the IAPTC concept

and/or the Annual

Conference

Consider Hosting a

future Annual

Conference

Develop and

propose a theme for

the following

year’s Conference

Participate in subject

of choice in IAPTC Plus

Prior to, or early in, conference

During Annual General Meeting

Early in, conference

End conference

HOSTING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(Timelines, Responsibilities, & Venue)

HOST – IMPORTANT TIMELINES(uses example of BRAZIL hosting in 2015)

Offer to host 2 years ahead, during annual

conference

Immediately join

Executive Committee

Participate in Executive

Committee Planning

Conference, and the Annual Conference

(learning process)

IAPTC Presidency

Host both the

Planning Conference and Annual Conference

Past Presidency (provide advice to new host and

presidency)Experienced

contributor to annual

conferences and advisor to new hosts and presidencies

2016

2017

2018 & beyond

2013

2014

2013

2015

HOST MODELS

CO-HOSTS or SINGLE HOST

SINGLE COMMERCIAL

FACILITY

SINGLE NON-COMMERCIAL

FACILITY

SEPARATE VENUE AND

ACCOMMODATION

MORE THAN ONE VENUE

SEPARATE PROGRAM

RESPONSIBILITY FROM

ADMINISTRATION

BANGLADESHFINLAND

AUSTRALIABRAZIL

CANADAGERMANY

CHILE, INDIA GHANA, SWEDEN ARGENTINA, USA, JAPAN, NIGERIA

GERMANYSWEDEN

INDONESIAAUSTRALIA

AND ANY COMBINATION OR VARIANTS OF THE ABOVE

FORMAL/EXPECTED• Conference Venue• (Arrange) Accommodation• Internal Transport (airport- hotel-venue-hotel-airport)• Security

CUSTOMARY• Social program• Keep costs to minimum• Some (financial and other) support for speakers• Host Planning Conference

OTHER REQUIREMENTS• Conference web site• Issue conference invitations• Participate in Executive Committee for 4 years• Work closely with Presidency and Secretariat• Produce conference report

HOST RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCES

IAPTC (has no funds and no capability to

manage funding)

HOST Conference venue and support, internal

transport, social program, possible speaker support

‘PARTNERS’ CONFERENCE FEE?

PARTICIPANTS’ BASIC CONCEPT– “PAY AS YOU GO”

Main cost is venue

Sample program – Implications for venue

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3DAY 4

Ideas Bazaar

(Scheduled at any time in program)?

Set up Ideas Bazaar

(as appropriate)

ARRIVALS

Opening- Activities

Seminar Keynote(s)

(UN update)Seminar

Seminar

Special Training

Items

Thematic Discussions

Seminar

Group Activities

Brief next year conference

AGM

Closing- Activities

(Possible Social)

(Possible Social)

(Possible) Free Time

(Possible Social)

ECM ?

ECM ECM

Executive Committee

meeting - ECM

Large Display Area:

20-30 displays

Plenary Room 150-

200

Meeting Room 20-25

4 to 6 Breakout

rooms for 25 to 40

LUNCHES ? ? ? ?

CONFERENCE HOST - PROJECT TEAMMISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS

• Participate in annual conference year before hosting with a ‘representative team’, and thus work closely with current year host to identify requirements, challenges and issues

• Seek advice from others who have hosted under similar circumstances• Conduct Planning Conference, normally at site of actual annual conference• Establish web-site after planning conference; with information on program,

venue, accommodation, registration, visa requirements, administration• Work closely with the presidency and secretariat on program issues• If space available, invite local NGOs, academics, officials, etc• Develop Invitation letter

PRIOR TO CONFERENCE

• Useful to have dedicated staff for Ideas Bazaar, Thematics, Social Program, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, etc

• Note-takers required for the conference report, (and as contributions to a ‘summary takeaway’ report)

• Rapporteurs to assist group discussion leaders • Bus monitors• Guides (if moving between locations)• Offer internet access to conference• Assist incoming host representatives – share experiences• Develop outline conference report (detailed records/notes)

DURING CONFERENCE

OTHER IAPTC INFORMATION

(Secretariat, Consolidation and Development Committee, & Regional

Training Associations)

SECRETARIAT

PPC CANADA – 1995-2005 CUNPK INDIA –2005-2015

INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY

ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PRESIDENCY & HOST

SUPPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

IAPTC WEB-SITE

WORK CLOSELY WITH CDC

• ARCHIVES• RECORDS• MEMBERSHIP/MAILING LISTS• HISTORY

• IAPTC CONCEPT• PREPARING ANNUAL CONFERENCE• PREPARING EXECUTIVE CTTEE MEETINGS

• WORK WITH HOST ON CONFERENCE REPORT/RECORDS

• PREPARE AGM MINUTES• SUPPORT EXECUTIVE CTTEE MEETINGS

CONSOLIDATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

PURPOSE: To support Executive Committee by consolidating Association improvements, and developing concepts and material to support the planning and management of the annual conference and the Association in general

(sample) ACTIVITIES: Development of an IAPTC Guide and

briefing package; support for new Hosts; support to Presidency; contributions to annual conference program development and management; cooperation with Secretariat to manage Association business in-between annual conferences; promote IAPTC; fund honorary member

IAPTC REGIONAL DIMENSION

AFRICA

ASIA/PACIFIC

AMERICAS

EUROPE

APSTA (since 2002)AFRICAN PEACE SUPPORT TRAINERS ASSOCIATION

ALCOPAZ (since 2006) LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING

TRAINING CENTERS

EAPTC (since 2013)EUROPEAN

ASSOCIATION OF PEACE OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTERS

AAPTC (since 2009)ASSOCIATION OF

ASIA-PACIFIC PEACE OPERATIONS

TRAINING CENTERS

RELEVANCE OF IAPTC

QUOTE FROM THE UN HI-LEVEL PANEL ON ALL ASPECTS OF PEACEKEEPING

“The United Nations should serve as a central point in coordinating a stronger global training partnership. Several essential building blocks are in place with the Secretariat’s Integrated Training Service and Member State-led groups such as the International Association

of Peacekeeping Training Centres”

THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEACEKEEPING TRAINING CENTRES

OCT 2015 REVISED

For more information contact the IAPTC Secretariat or CDC Chair Jonas Alberoth (jonas.alberoth@folkebernadotteacademy.se) or Executive Committee Member David Lightburn (dlightburn@eastlink.ca)